January 26

This morning I am thinking I haven't written in awhile and yep its true. I have not. I guess winter is my slow time. I am still doing what I need to do, but as I was reading my cousins blog I realized I had not made any real weight loss goals. I just told her when we do not write down our goals they are just wishes. Like when you wish as you blow the candle out on your birthday cake. You are not suppose to tell or it wont come true. Seems silly. If you don't tell then you can get your wish. If you tell it won't come true? Who invented that crap? 

I like to pray and ask God to show me things. I ask for guidance and protection. I know wishes are for fairy tales. I was always told to wish in one hand and spit in the other and see which fills up first. If you think about it that is kinda gross. But very true. Wishes are like waiting for the lottery to hit. Magically appear and save us. Like the romanticized prince charming or Disney princess. We are warped by stories we have heard. 

So what do we do to help our dreams come about? Quit dreaming? No!! We starting writing them down. Dreams can be goals. Places to visit, things to do. We have to be specific and they have to be attainable. We have been working on SMART goals for awhile now and its hard to really nail down what it is you want. Time wise and goal wise. Some of us may have given up and just decided that  its to hard. We are comfortable in our certain station of life. Some think that working for the weekend is what its all about. Then take the 2 days off and back at it again. I want to change that. I want my husband home with me. I want us to be able to travel and go at a moments notice to where ever we choose to drive or fly.  It is not my "WISH" it is a written down attainable goal. I have a vehicle that can get me there. I have met many people no different than me except they had the desire to give up stuff now so they can have more later. Sounds easy enough right? Why wouldn't everyone be doing this? It is not easy. Like a wrote above they do not have a written goal. Maybe no one ever told them about it. Maybe they have tried and others made fun of their dreams or goals. They hit a bit of resistance and it stopped them or at least may have slowed them down. 


So here we are almost to February and how many of you are still working on those "resolutions" did you give up because it seemed like to much work to get them? Quitting smoking or losing weight? Finding a new job or doing better at your old one? What ever it was did you write it down? Do you have it on a place where you can see it everyday? Its not easy. There is no magic pill for weight loss. Its hard work and exercise and making good food choices. I know I have been living it for a year. I know what I want and I am not giving up. I may stop along the way and have a pity party for 3 days but that's it. We have things to do. I have people to help reach their goals. Right now I would rather help others reach goals because to me it seems easier than getting mine. BUT when I help others get theirs I will more than likely get mine along the way. Life is short folks. I am making a choice to live the back half better than the first. TImes a wastin folks. Get busy writing down some dreams then figure out how to get them. Ask me I am more than willing to help you.